REHUGO by Esther Kim

Born a Crime

kimesther — 2025-04-28 16:08:05 UTC

kimesther — 2025-04-28 16:14:54 UTC

Trevor Noah's memoir recounts his childhood in South Africa as a multiracial kid. The readers witness and experience alongside Trevor Noah's story of being mix raced kid, discovering both the gifts and the challenges that come with it. Throughout the book, Noah highlights the importance of identity and resilience with his use of humor to explore the absurdities of polarity.

Just Mercy

kimesther — 2025-04-28 16:16:57 UTC

kimesther — 2025-04-28 16:17:04 UTC

Just Mercy is an autobiography written by Bryan Stevenson that recounts his experience defending the rights of lower class "criminals." The book uncovers the hidden truth that many choose to ignore: money buys justice. Not true justice, but a fake justice that buys people out of the consequences of their actions. By discussing its overarching theme that the legal system is susceptible to racial and economic bias, I can also reveal how true mercy and justice comes at a personal cost through empathy, not through the trials and courts (when Stevenson gets threats and feels emotionally exhausted and numb at one point).

Little Women

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:17:24 UTC

La La Land

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:19:04 UTC

Gilded Age

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:36:39 UTC

Progressive Era

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:39:28 UTC

Success Requires Sacrifice

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:40:04 UTC

True Happiness cannot be bought

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:43:20 UTC

Overuse of AI

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:45:57 UTC

Cancel Culture and Free Speech

kimesther — 2025-05-14 02:47:10 UTC

My Personal Experiences

kimesther — 2025-05-14 03:47:21 UTC

I can discuss the social norms and double standards that are expected of Asian Americans of not conforming entirely to the western culture, making me "white washed," but also not embracing too much of my heritage that will make me seem "too asian" which confuses identity --> it is typically a universal experience for asian americans

My Personal Experiences

kimesther — 2025-05-14 03:49:03 UTC

I can also talk about the classification of being an eldest daughter of an immigrant family and the familial pressures that comes with that, possibly mentioning the standards that come with it as well. Through my experience as the eldest daughter, I could also discuss the path I had to take in independently growing up in a "foreign" environment where my parents are not comfortable in.

Farenheit 451

kimesther — 2025-05-14 03:49:25 UTC